10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other
religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that
people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical
claim that we were created from dirt.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities"
attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how
God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and
ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including
women, children, and trees!

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods
sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit
impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to
life and then ascended into the sky.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the
scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find
nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in
their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of
those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will
spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of
Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant"
and "loving."

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to
convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in
"tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove"
Christianity.

2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to
answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works.
And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the
Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

What RELIGION does to peoples' minds

Adults no longer believe in the Tooth Fairy - but they still torture and kill
each other over ancient myths and superstitions.

"We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of
love and gentleness; how many bodies were burned alive with the genuinely kind
intention of saving souls from the eternal fire of hell." --- Karl Popper

"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When
many people suffer from a delusion, it is called Religion."
--- Robert M. Pirsig

"Religion once ruled the world. It was called the Dark Ages." ---
Ruth Green.

"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings."
--- Victor Stenger.

Our world appears to be making a profound shift from one paradigm to
another. The old paradigm served humanity for many, many years, and in some ways
serves us still. Yet an exciting new paradigm is paving the way for a more
loving, harmonious way of living and interacting with all around us. The below
comparison is an attempt to capture the spirit of the old and new paradigm
without the intention of making one better than the other, yet also inviting us
to join in welcoming inspiring new ways which can support us all in being the
best we can be and making a difference in our lives and world.

Old: Man is born into sin, essentially corrupt at
the core.New: All people in their core essence are beautiful and worthy
of love.

Old:
Hatred and vengeance are justified for wrongs suffered. An eye for an eye.New: Love is the most transformative force. Forgiveness is an act
of courage and compassion.

Old:
Don't show real feelings, or you will get hurt. Create a convincing persona to
present to the world.New: Welcome authenticity
and vulnerability. It's all about being honest and real with each other.

Old:
Emphasis on hierarchies. Focus on competition so that the best rise to the top
of the hierarchy.New:Emphasis
on equality. Focus on cooperation in order to support the greatest good for
all.

Old:
Tend to avoid personal responsibility by blaming those above or below them in
the hierarchy.New:Take
personal responsibility for actions and learn from our mistakes.

Old:
People need to be led or controlled by those believed to be better or more
capable.New: Each individual is a powerful
creator capable of meeting their needs with the help of others.

Old:
The mind and science is supreme. The scientific paradigm supersedes God and
religion.New: The heart and personal relationships are of paramount
importance. The deepest essence of life is a divine mystery to be welcomed and
explored.

Old:
Don't question the accepted scientific paradigm. Focus on three-dimensional,
five-sensory world.New: Foster fluid
intelligence. Explore the edges
of consciousness, especially other dimensions and capabilities not believed
to be possible under the old paradigm.

Old:
Categorizing and dissecting nature allows us to better control it and to profit
from it.New: Recognizing the interconnectedness
of all life leads to greater growth and harmony.

Old:
Focus on order, discipline.New: Welcome flexibility and even occasional chaos and disorder as
means to see new possibilities.

Old:
Value boundaries, borders, and divisions. These give security, safety, and
comfort.New: While respecting and honoring differences, look for shared
vision and ways to work together. Take risks in order to grow. Short-term pain
can bring long-term gain.

Old:
You can't trust anyone.New: Surrender to and trust in a divine force greater than our
egoic selves.

Old:
Focus on defeating and conquering the enemy, us versus them. War against evil.New: Committed to transforming and integrating life's challenges.
The external
reflects the internal.

We
all have our feet in both paradigms. How much we live in each paradigm is but a
matter of degree. The old paradigm is not necessarily something to be shunned or
avoided. There are times when principles of both paradigms can be useful and
beneficial. Yet overall, the new paradigm invites more love, support, and deeper
connection into our lives and world. In every moment we can consciously choose
the paradigm to which we give our focus, time, and energy.

Remember
that all of us to some degree are afraid of our shadows. At times we avoid
looking at the disturbing
parts of ourselves and our
world. Yet consider that a willingness to explore and even dance with these
shadows can be a potent catalyst to a new paradigm. And when we set a clear life
intention to choose and support what's
best for all, our lives can't help but become richer and more fulfilling.

"
What the researchers discovered was that only a very small group of people
understood the process of reasoning and the ability to observe the problem as
opposed to passing an opinion on it. This, said Lord Rothmere, was the way in
which 87% of the British public approached the war, and that the same principle
applied not only to the war, but to every conceivable problem in society in
general." --Dr John Coleman, ex-intelligence agent, Illuminati researcher
and author

"Knowledge is power, and lies diminish the
knowledge of deceived dupes and therefore diminishes the power
of the deceived. Deception obscures the alternatives that people
have. It also clouds up various objectives people would work
toward. Some people give up certain objectives due to their mis-perceptions
that the objective is undesirable or unattainable." --Fritz
Springmeier, Illuminati researcher and author.

In 325 AD Emperor Constantine made changes to the bible contents, deciding
what was legitimate content and what was inappropriate.

Who was constantine, what was the climate of the times, what would have been
the motivation for inventing Jesus. See Apollonius of
Tyana.

THE GREATEST FRAUD IN HISTORY
DR. RAYMOND BERNARD (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.):
A Startling Revelation of What Really Occurred at
the Council of Nicea, Called by the Degenerate Roman Emperor and Homicidal
Maniac, Constantine, When Apollonius of Tyana, the True Founder of Essenian
Early Christianity, was replaced by a Fictitious Figure Put in His Place, More
Pleasing to Constantine, Whereupon He Made the Doctrines of the Persecuted
Essenes the Imperial Religion of Rome and Turned his Legions from Putting to
Death the Early Christians to Massacring All who Refused to Accept Christianity
in its New Romanized Form.

This manuscript also contains the Life and Private Correspondence of Apollonius
of Tyana, The Teacher of Righteousness of the First Century Essenes and the
Unknown Founder of Essenian Early Christianity.

Hidden information that has laid dormant for years may
totally reverse our understanding of something. ... If the investigator feels
strongly that everything is totally clear, he may declare that something is
correct "without qualification." This is the nature of proof.

"We are
again being offered the opportunity to break the fetters of this world of
illusion to turn the mirror around, and in its place perceive our true reality.
With this, the restraints of negativity, illusion, polarities, judgments,
control, hate, avarice and greed, jealously, killings and war will all fall
away." --Virgil
Armstrong

While there can only be one Universal Truth, there
are thousands and thousands of organized religions and spiritual cults upon this
earth, each claiming and sincerely believing itself to be the truest and best of
all possible religions.

Each has some special piece of evidence to use as proof of its authority and
claims. These claims are based on any or several of the following kinds of
evidence:
(Examples showing the absurdity of using such evidence as proof, follow each
one.)

Proof from Authority "It must be so, our leaders say it's so."

Proof from a group of Authorities "They all say so, it must be so."

Proof from Antiquity "It was written in 10,000 B.C. so It must be
true."

Proof from Circumstance "I asked for a sign and the dog barked, it must
be so."

Proof from Friends "All my friends do it, it must be OK."

Proof from Phenomena "He gave me a drink of something and it cured my
pain, he must be the Messiah."

Proof from Self-Proclamation "I wouldn't say it if it were not so."

Proof from Feeling "It hurts so much it must be helping."

Proof from Investment "Everybody is paying so much for it, it must be
valid."

Proof from Confusion "I can't understand it, so I'll have to believe in
it."

Proof
from Popularity "Everyone says the world is flat, except you,
Columbus."

Proof
from Misinterpreted Evidence "For many years now it has turned cold after
the leaves have fallen from the trees. Therefore, we must fasten the leaves more
securely to keep the weather warm."

Proof
from Charisma "Look at that face, the smile, those eyes, that hair and
mustache, how can you not be devoted to him? Heil Hitler!"

Proof From Inner
Guidance "A voice in my head said it was OK to steal, so I stole it."

Proof
from Dedication "Four million followers have been martyred for him. He must
be a true and wonderful leader for our people."

Proof
from Power "He has destroyed his every enemy, he has made the mountains
quake, he has caused the sea to swallow up the land, he has created chaos out of
order, who can doubt his wisdom? Who dares doubt his wisdom?

Those "Proofs" Have Been the Basis for Most Religions on Earth From
examining the above and the religions and spiritual organizations in the world,
it becomes increasingly clear that people of the earth have long lived with
illusions, lies, false gods, and absurdities called Truth. Essentially earth
people are misled and unrealistic in an unrealistic world.

'"The new form of spiritual discipline spread. But once
again there were those who subverted it to their own ends. About sixty years
after its inception a large convention was held in the middle east city of
Constantinople. Here many priests foregathered. Many of them perverted men who
had depraved sexual desires and who looked upon heterosexuality as unclean.
Under their majority vote the real Teachings were altered and made women appear
unclean. They now taught quite erroneously - that all children are born in sin.
They decided to publish a book about the events of sixty years before.

'"Writers were hired to compile books on the same lines
using as far as possible the tales and legends which had been passed down (with
all their inaccuracies) from person to person. For year after year various
committees sat to edit, delete and alter passages which did not please them.
Eventually a book was written which did NOT teach the real Belief, but which was
in effect advertising material to enhance the power of the priesthood.

Throughout the centuries which followed, the priests - who SHOULD have been
assisting the development of Mankind - actively hindered it. False legends have
been propagated, facts have been distorted.

Unless the people of the Earth, and
particularly the evil priests, change their ways, we, the People of the Empire,
will have to take over the Earth world. Meantime, except in such extreme cases
as this, we have orders not to converse with Man, and to make no overtures to
any government on Earth."

In addition, a new approach to
science is to be revealed to you. This new approach ends the present
deep divisions between your world's technical and religious beliefs and
forges a new concept in your world based upon consciousness. This
concept shows how physicality is a continuous creation of Spirit.

Burning of Library in Alexandria

According to legend, the library at Alexandria was burned three times: in AD 272 (by order of the Roman emperor Lucius Domitius Aurelian), in 391 (under the Roman emperor Theodosius I), and in 640 (by Muslims under the caliph Umar I, 581?-644).
- Encarta

In Fritz's ' Be Wise As Serpents' book (which exposed Billy
Graham as a Luciferian in 1991), it is explained that high level Satanism is
Gnosticism which requires that "the Force" of these great Satanic
magicians be balanced. In other words, in high level Satanism your good deeds
must balance your evil deeds. People do not realize that unless someone does
"good" deeds they cannot be a high level Satanist. That is why some of
the greatest philanthropists are also our leading national Satanists, To see
Billy Graham do something commendable does not disqualify him from Satanism. In
fact, it is a requirement if he's been part of the Illuminati, such as
ex-insiders/witnesses say he was. In fact, it wasn't until working on this book
that an eyewitness to the mind-control abuse of at the hands of Billy Graham
offered to help contribute to this section of the book.

Reincarnation is a more rational theory than christianity's "live
once and then the judgement".

Most of the world's religions believe in reincarnation. Religions
which believe in reincarnation include Buddhism, hinduism

Reincarnation theory says a person's soul inhabits different
bodies over different lifetimes, learning lessons they need to learn
and in this way they evolve spirituality.

Christianity says a person lives once, dies and
then either goes to heaven or hell, according to how good or bad they've been,
or whether they died in a "state of grace". This
irrational teaching fails the credibility test. Christianity's absurd
teachings say:

Children aren't accountable until age 7 and automatically go to
heaven if they die.

Under this irrational teaching, it would be kind to kill children
before they get to the age of accountability because the minute they
turn 8 years of age the same child has the potential
of going to everlasting hell fire.

A person can be wicked all their life, repent on their deathbed
and go to heaven.

Sometimes it is said that an all knowing god has foreknowledge of
who is good or bad and can judge people according to this
foreknowledge. The word for this is predetermination. This idea
is used to rationalise children going to heaven if they die before
age 7. If god has the foreknowledge, why bother putting people
through a life - why not just judge everybody on foreknowledge and
cut out the whole cycle of life and death?

The idea that each human soul lives just one short life on earth, and then
spends the rest of eternity in heaven or hell is neither logical nor appealing.
According to the ageless wisdom, we incarnate on earth many many times, and in
each life we reap the consequences of the causes we have set in motion in
previous lives, in accordance with the law of karma. In this way we gradually
learn from our mistakes and unfold more and more of our spiritual potential.

The
twin doctrines of reincarnation and karma place the responsibility for our lives
firmly upon our own shoulders. Instead of being the victims of chance and
'selfish genes' on the one hand, or of fate and some fickle God on the other, we
have made ourselves what we are, and it is up to us to use our free will wisely,
in order to help others and change ourselves for the better. And just as the
quality of our thoughts and deeds largely determines the nature of our dreams
during sleep, so they will also determine the states of consciousness
experienced by the inner self after death.

H.P. Blavatsky devoted her life to spreading these and other ideas. She
believed that they would help to eradicate ignorance and superstition, uproot
separateness and selfishness -- the cause of so much suffering and misery -- and
lay a sound basis for universal brotherhood. In her work, she had to cross
swords with both dogmatic theology and materialistic science, and it was this
that lay at the root of much of the opposition she encountered. Her eventful
life, and the far-reaching influence she has had on modern thought are described
in detail in the biography The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Helena
Blavatsky; Founder of the Modern Theosophical Movement by Sylvia Cranston
and Carey Williams, and also in H.P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical Movement
by Charles J. Ryan.

[Comment on Madam Blavatsky - some say she was
evil and on the side of the new world order. Maybe, maybe not. However, she did
teach some pretty interesting ideas like reincarnation, karma, ether based
science which has subsequently been suppressed. ]

This Book of Revelation was
indeed a Masonic writings, that was inserted into the compilation of the Bible
because entities did not quite understand what it was talking about and were
fearful that they would leave out something of importance. This Awareness
indicates that if modern-day Biblical scholars had known and had the
opportunity to put the Book of Revelation in or leave out of the Bible,
the realization that it was of a Masonic nature would have led them to leave
it out.

[...] This Awareness suggests however,
that the times will follow their own historic and karmic directions through
cause and effect and the energies that are in motion, regardless of what the Book
of Revelation says. In other words, your time is not directed by the Book
of Revelation, and if a parallel occurs, it is because the Book of
Revelation is symbolic enough to have an application to whatever occurs.

[...] This Awareness indicates that It
wishes entities to realize that the future is not fixed; that the Book of
Revelation or any other predictive source of information does not fix the
future.

At this time of transition, be very careful about who and what
you are following.
In fact, if you are following at all, that is the first indication that you are
off track.
For those of you who are still students of gurus, we recommend discernment.
This is no longer time of great spiritual teachers.
It is now the time of great spirits instead.
This shift from master/student to just plain master, may cause a temporary
unemployment problem in India and elsewhere, but do not be alarmed.
The true masters of light will make the shift with ease and will welcome your
upcoming graduation,
with the same relief that they welcome their much deserved retirement.

The Battle is to Capture the Souls of the Earthlings
At this time of transition, be very careful about who and what you are
following.
"Essentially, the souls of people IS the issue involved."Cosmic
Overview

The New Testament, the account of the Life of Christ, His teachings and the
foundation of His Ecclesia superseded all that was previously recorded.

The Old Testament was compiled by the leaders of the Hebrew tribe and begun a
few centuries before Christ's appearance as accepted. It was gradually added to
and built up. When the Hebrews overcame the Sumarians and discovered the amazing
civilisation and the religion of the Sumarians they rewrote their Old Testament
to conform to the Sumarian religion attributing all revelation contained therein
to themselves as having been given to them. Actually they substituted themselves
in place of the Sumarians. However, it was necessary to rearrange the events of
their own short history to conform to that of the Sumarians. In so doing,
discrepancies and vague language appears in the Old Testament.

In the course of time as their history developed, more books were added and
the order of the books was changed. The story of Exodus was placed second after
Genesis and was a complete fabrication. The purpose of the book was the building
up of the Hebrew pride in their own race. The Hebrews recognised the superiority
of the Sumarians and other races. The way to overcome this difference between
themselves and others was to claim direct contact with the Supreme Being.

The Hebrew history did include their sojourn in Egypt which had been evidence
of the charity of the Pharaoh who permitted them a refuge in Egypt. Their stay
in Egypt was marked by a growing discontent of the native Egyptians because of
the obnoxious and arrogant behaviour of the Hebrew people. Finally Pharaoh
expelled them from his kingdom. When Moses led the people out of Egypt it was an
exodus demanded by the Egyptians. They left Egypt with stolen property - jewels
and fine raiment. In the account they give in their book Exodus they boast of
their theft as one recommended by God Himself because they were of mankind His
chosen people. Pharaoh did pursue the Hebrews after they left Egypt in order to
recover the jewels and rare raiment they had stolen. These Pharaoh recovered and
returned to Egypt.

The author, Jacob Elon Connor, of CHRIST WAS NOT A JEW, tells of the
discovery of the tomb of this Pharaoh with his mummified body reposing therein.
No publicity was given this event that is not known to the world.

Many books of the Old Testament with their beautiful maxims were taken in
their entirety from the Sumarian religious writings. The history of the Hebrew
religion subsequently included in the Bible as we know it today was made part of
the Christian Bible solely because of the beauty of these Sumarian writings such
as the book of Ecclesiassticus and especially the Psalms, all Sumarian and most
of all because of the Prophecies concerning Christ's coming or, as the Hebrew
religion called it, the coming of the Messiah, which they still expect as a
future event for them.

The history of Christianity then had its beginning in the lost civilisation
of the Sumarians and their origin of Christianity is now brought to light by God
Himself at this critical point in time to expose the duplicity of the so-called
self-styled "Jewish" race (which is not a "race") who have
foisted on the people of the world several major deceptions - hoaxes - to gain
their consuming ambition to rule the world and make all nations subject to them.
The hoax of the Old Testament is the major hoax, that Christ was their own race
was another, and now in this century the extraordinary successful hoax of the
Holocaust in the Second World War is another major hoax causing the continuing
suppression of the truth of their centuries of deceit.

The New Testament has also been tampered with. The birth of Christ predicted
in the Prophecies to take place in Bethlehem was not brought about at the time
of census of the family of David. David was not the ancestor of Esu
Immanuel (Jesus) through His Mother or by adoption through Joseph. These are
untruths introduced into the account of His birth to make His descent from David
an absolute face to establish that He was of the "Jewish" race. His
Mother Mary was of Sumarian origin and could not have been "Jewish".
The Evangelist writers gave a lineage for Mary that is presumed, since there was
no record to substantiate it.

The Council of Nicea separate the books of the Bible, discarding books that
were obviously false. They retained all the books that were considered genuine
including all books containing the prophecies of Christ's coming. The Council of
Nicea had accepted the authenticity of the "Jewish" Old Testament.
False statements could have been made part of these prophecies. These prophecies
can now be read in their original context in the Sumarian writings.

Why, we ask, does God permit such a tremendous contradiction of the truth to
become successful for 2,000 years? We cannot answer this question except to say
that God is infinite in His Wisdom and His decisions to allow evident lies and
evil conditions to prevail and grow over centuries upon centuries can only be
understood if we realise that time is an element confined to planet earth. God
surveys the whole history of earthly time and brings all things together into
good over the whole range of human history.

June 30, 1992 M.O'L

Books by L.A. Waddall, A.B. PhD; for reference:

The Makers of Civilization
The British Edda
Egyptian civilization - its Sumarian origin
Phoenician origin of the Britons, Scots and Anglo Saxons.
The Indo Sumarian seals deciphered
Aryan origin of the Alphabet

Understanding Evangelical's Prophesy of War and the End Times: finding Hope in
the Era of the Neo-Crusades

Is America's warring in the Middle East politically or religiously motivated?
Some now argue the war is between the Christian Right and their Bush man in the
White house, versus the forces of Islam. In fact this is ethnically close
to being true, but not quite. War is a political expedient, and the
"Christian Right" is its enabler, not the reverse.

War is the politician's return ticket to office, the only sure answer to full
employment. In the 11th Century, the landed gentry and their politicians looked
to the Catholic Church for its ennoblement of the 11 Crusades ending with the
shameful Children's Crusade two centuries later.

Our Neo-Crusades are enabled by Judaized-Christians of various labels who now
make up the majority of President Bush's faltering support for occupation in
Iraq. Few would deny this, and a recent poll tells us that only 42% of
Americans now approve of the Bush administration's war policy. But this by
no means should be interpreted to mean that "Christianity" demands
war, or that all those in the Judaized Churches agree or understand what they
are a part of.

WHERE IS THE HOPE
Every Empire I can think of has had a state "religion" by some name.
Where is the hope in a society whose dominant religion is openly in supports
political plans to destroy human life? This is USA today; it was also Rome
1900 years ago. If our politicians are the standard for justice, love of
one's neighbor, and respect for life, what chance do we have to recover even a
glimmer of the morality found in our history? Can anyone or anything save
us from the joining the Romans, where the citizens, hardened by serial wars,
eventfully accepted and were entertained by torture and public murder inside the
Coliseum, Vespasian's beautiful work of art and engineering?

"You have been turned into a mind-controlled robot by the two things you have
relied upon most for guidance - your God and your country."

*** John Kaminski's Internet essays can be seen on hundreds of websites around
the world. They have been collected into two anthologies, the latest of which is
titled "The Perfect Enemy," about how the Zionist-controlled U.S.
government created the terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. His booklet "The
Day America Died: Why You Shouldn't Believe the Official Story of What Happened
on September 11, 2001" was written especially for those who cling to the
government's false explanation of the events of that tragic day. For more
information go to http://www.johnkaminski.com/

The problem I have with religion

A person relinquishes the right to think for themselves.

The nature of religion is that of mental subservience or subjection to a
doctrine, a set of rules or god's will, whatever that might be. And who better
to be able to tell us what that is than the priests. This means that a person
isn't free to form their own opinions but must be guided by the precepts of
the church to which they belong. Never mind if the rules makes sense, it is
not up to the devotee to question. God knows best and it is not up to a mere
mortal to question the reasons why. And so religion is sold as a package or
do's and don'ts to guide a person's behaviour and thinking.

There is much deception and suppression surrounding the nature of
existence, and religion doesn't address the real issues. For example, if a
person is struggling through life in a state of poverty, instead of looking
for the real causes such as manipulation by monopolies, a person is encouraged
to persevere and look for their reward in the afterlife - how convenient for
the monopolies!

There is a danger that religion is used as a tool to manipulate thinking -
inquirers are referred to "experts in bible interpretation".

Midwest Book Review
Over a period of nearly two millennia, the Christian Church has oppressed
and brutalized millions of individuals. Meticulously researched and
courageously written, "The Dark Side of Christian History" by
Helen Ellerbe examines the Church's devastating impact upon human freedom,
dignity and spirituality. Written for the lay reader, this controversial
book is especially relevant today as the religious right is attempting to
assert greater influence in American politics and society. "The Dark
Side of Christian History presents a compelling argument that the Church's
desire to control and contain spiritually motivated its persecution of
heretics, its burning of libraries, the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the
witch-hunts. This dark Christianity ahs left a legacy, a world view, which
permeates every aspect of Western society. It is a legacy which fosters
sexism, racism, the intolerance of difference and the desecration of the
natural environment. Helen Ellerbe is a researcher, writer, and public
speaker living in the San Francisco bay area.